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The patent badge is an abbreviated version of the USPTO patent document. The patent badge covers the following: Patent number, Date patent was issued, Date patent was filed, Title of the patent, Applicant, Inventor, Assignee, Attorney firm, Primary examiner, Assistant examiner, CPCs, and Abstract. The patent badge does contain a link to the full patent document (in Adobe Acrobat format, aka pdf). To download or print any patent click here.
Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
May. 02, 2000
Filed:
Mar. 27, 1998
Applicant:
Inventors:
Michael W Mills, Franklin, NH (US);
Richard Carter, Plymouth, NH (US);
Assignee:
Mills Industries, Inc., Laconia, NH (US);
Attorney:
Primary Examiner:
Assistant Examiner:
Int. Cl.
CPC ...
B29C / ;
U.S. Cl.
CPC ...
156217 ; 156227 ; 1563099 ; 493141 ; 493162 ; 220670 ;
Abstract
A heated blade arrangement in a press is brought down on a plastic work piece of heavy corrugated plastic held on the bed of the press to compress the work piece along fold lines. The work piece may then be folded up to form a box-like structure. The arrangement includes heaters to heat surfaces of the work piece to be pressed together for adhesion. A frame is provided, about which the box-like structure may be formed.